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Our blogs provide fresh, impassioned and authoritative commentary and insight about the variety of civil-liberties issues that the ACLU of Michigan takes up each day in our courts, governments and communities.

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Since our founding in 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union has led the fight to conserve our most precious liberties. Through the passion of our supporters, we have grown from a roomful of civil liberties activists to an organization of more than 500,000 active members and supporters with 54 state affiliate offices as well as a legislative office in Washington, DC.

Disability Rights

Despite evidence the Americans With Disabilities Act works, people with disabilities are still, too often, treated as second class, shunned and segregated by physical barriers and social stereotypes. They are discriminated against in employment, schools, and housing, robbed of their personal autonomy, sometimes even hidden away and forgotten by the larger society. Ensuring equal access for those with disabilities is a core guiding principle of the ACLU of Michigan

School Must Allow Service Dog to Accompany Kindergartner with Cerebral Palsy, ACLU Tells District

2010-01-21 00:00:00

NAPOLEON, Mich. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan urged the Napoleon Community Schools today to respect the rights of a 5-year-old student with cerebral palsy who was barred from bringing her doctor-prescribed service dog to school. In its letter, the ACLU warned that the district’s actions violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Elk Rapids, Mich. – In a letter today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan came to the aid of a terminally ill woman who is being evicted from her apartment for legally using medical marijuana to treat the painful symptoms of her advanced brain cancer. The ACLU wrote the letter on behalf of Lori Montroy, 49, a resident of Elk Rapids who is facing eviction by the Gardner Group of Michigan, the company that manages her apartment complex.

Legal Groups Successful Terminally-Ill Woman Will Remain in Her Home

2005-03-21 00:00:00

Detroit – An agreement was reached today and a terminally-ill Ann Arbor woman who was being forced to move from her apartment, after the complex refused to accept her public rent assistance, will be staying in her home after all. The announcement came after a meeting between the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, the Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan and the Clinical Law Program of the University of Michigan Law School and the Cooperative apartments where she lives.

Legal Groups Come to the Aid of Terminally-Ill Woman Facing Eviction

2005-03-09 00:00:00

ANN ARBOR – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, the Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan (FHC-SE) and the Clinical Law Program of the University of Michigan Law School have come to the aid of a terminally ill Ann Arbor woman who is being forced to move from her apartment after the complex rejected her only means of paying the rent – public assistance.

Court of Appeals Backs Disability Rights

2003-03-27 00:00:00

Detroit – The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that Mackinac Island violated the Americans With Disabilities Act by refusing to grant a resident with multiple sclerosis his request to use an electric-assisted tricycle, the ACLU of Michigan announced today.

"The decision is a victory for both people with disabilities and the City of Mackinac Island,” said Michael J. Steinberg, legal director of the ACLU of Michigan. “The Court essentially stated that the City can easily accommodate bicycle riders with disabilities without destroying the charm of the island.”

ACLU Sues Mackinac Island for Disability Law Violations

2002-06-20 00:00:00

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a lawsuit today against the City of Mackinac Island for refusing to grant a resident with a Multiple Sclerosis his request to use an electric-assisted tricycle.

Mackinac Island Charged With Violating Disabilities Act

2002-06-07 00:00:00

In a letter sent today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan charged Mackinac Island officials with violating the Americans With Disabilities Act by refusing to grant a resident with multiple sclerosis his request to use an electric-assisted tricycle.